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Reimagining the Commons Is One Step Toward a Future Without Police
This is about far more than access to goods and services; it’s about a new conception of community and social relations.
Law-and-Order Policies Make Us Less Safe. The Trajectory of the ’90s Shows Why.
Across the U.S., Democratic politicians are embracing playbooks that put mass incarceration into overdrive in the ‘90s.
Biden Is Still Issuing Calls to Increase Police Funding
Racial justice advocates say both parties are exploiting “defund the police” for political gain.
Students Like Me Can Target School Boards to Get Police Out of Schools
Students can challenge injustices like school policing by organizing and making their voices heard at school boards.
White Supremacist Group Held a March in Boston and Attacked a Black Artist
Patriot Front members were seen attacking a local Black artist and musician -- as police looked on.
Here’s Why Arab Americans Like Me Are Supporting Efforts to Defund the Police
As an Arab American whose community has endured chilling surveillance, I back the movement to defund the police.
Mayor Eric Adams Is Siphoning Funds From Public Schools to Fortify NYPD
Adams's plan lowers education department funding by nearly $1 billion, while raising the NYPD budget to $11.1 billion.
We Don’t Need More Evidence That Police Can’t Be Trusted. We Need Real Safety.
We must demand systems of care and accountability that affirm and sustain life and our environment for the long term.
Uvalde Hires More Police After 60 Cops Took 77 Minutes to Act in School Shooting
Critics have rejected the idea that the shooting could have been averted or mitigated with a larger police department.
Journalists in Texas Say Uvalde Police Are Actively Obstructing News Reporters
Officials in Uvalde face increasing accusations of stonewalling the media.